Another Blind Spot: Win Without War
Win Without War broadcast an email with a pro-Roe position. Here’s an excerpt: With the stroke of a pen, five people curtailed the rights of millions when they overturned Roe v. Wade two summers ago , , , If you care about self-determination, justice, and freedom, it’s been a difficult moment. But the good news? People are pushing…
Worthiness Concept Threatens Equality
by Ms. Boomer-ang In George Orwell’s Animal Farm, animals take over a farm and paint on a wall “an unalterable law by which all animals” there “must live forever.” This law was a list of commandments, one of which was: “all animals are equal.” But eventually the only commandment remaining read: “All animals are equal,…
Oh My, How the Election Conundrum Has Changed
by Rachel MacNair A reminder: The Consistent Life Network doesn’t necessarily endorse everything said in its blog, since we encourage individual writers to express a variety of views. This is especially so when analyzing elections. I’ve been through several presidential elections now. Consistent-lifers have this conundrum (as this post details for 2020): The Republican is…
The Problem of Selective Concern about Injustice
by John Whitehead A recent op-ed in the New York Times reminded me of how policymakers, journalists, and activists can be selective in the injustices they pay attention to and how this selectivity can attract criticism. How useful is this criticism, and what can we learn from it? I think some aspects of criticizing such…
Abortion Workers Speak Out
by Sarah Terzo Sometimes former abortion workers come forward with their stories, and these stories can shed light on what goes on in abortion facilities. First-Trimester Surgical Abortions In the Fall/Winter 2016 edition of Feminists for Life’s The American Feminist magazine, former abortion workers spoke about working in abortion facilities., former abortion worker Julie explained…
Disability Rights – Babies, Women, Numbers
by Rachel MacNair This was originally written for a referendum to allow late-term abortions on our project website Peace and Life Referendums. The measure never made the ballot, but we don’t let write-ups go to waste, so it became one of several topic pages. Fetuses with Disabilities One of the most common reasons given for…
“Oh, the Hateful A-Bomb!”: Survivors’ Stories from Hiroshima and Nagasaki
collected by John Whitehead August 6 marks the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and August 9th the anniversary of the bombing of Nagasaki. Below are some testimonials from hibakusha [bombing survivors] about their experiences. These stories serve as a reminder of both the evil done in 1945 and the fate that may…
SNAP Cuts? More Poverty, More Abortion
by Sarah Terzo The Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, allows poor individuals and families to buy food they need. A proposal by the chair of the U.S. House Agricultural Committee has been made to cut these benefits drastically. Myths Vs. Reality Many conservatives claim programs like SNAP allow lazy people…
Successes We Never Know About
by Sarah Terzo Being an activist can be discouraging when we don’t seem to have an impact. But sometimes, victories happen – hearts and minds are changed, and lives are saved—but we never know it. A Fetal Model Saves a Life In a 2021 article in Newsweek, Jessica Riojas says that in 2017, as a…
Assisted Suicide is Inequality, Just Like All Legal Violence
by Jacqueline Abernathy As I write this, Governor John Carney has the fate of generations of citizens at his mercy should he sign HB 140 making Delaware the 12th U.S. state where assisted suicide is legal. I wrote a letter urging him to veto HB 140 which I documented from my scientific research as a…